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The Pirate Bay Caught Running Browser-Based Cryptocurrency Miner

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The world’s popular torrent download website, The Pirate Bay, has again been in a new controversy—this time over secretly planting an in-browser cryptocurrency miner on its website that utilizes its visitors’ CPU processing power in order to mine digital currencies.

The Pirate Bay is the most popular and most visited file-sharing website predominantly used to share copyrighted material free of

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CowerSnail — Windows Backdoor from the Creators of SambaCry Linux Malware

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Last month, we reported about a group of hackers exploiting SambaCry—a 7-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability in Samba networking software—to hack Linux computers and install malware to mine cryptocurrencies.

The same group of hackers is now targeting Windows machines with a new backdoor, which is a QT-based re-compiled version of the same malware used to target Linux.

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Warning! Hackers Started Using “SambaCry Flaw” to Hack Linux Systems

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Remember SambaCry?

Two weeks ago we reported about a 7-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability in Samba networking software (re-implementation of SMB networking protocol) that allows a remote hacker to take full control of a vulnerable L… Continue reading Warning! Hackers Started Using “SambaCry Flaw” to Hack Linux Systems→

Creator of Bitcoin Mining Schemes faces $12 Million for Ponzi Scam

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Every time a new topic trends on the Internet, scammers take advantage of it.

You must have heard of Bitcoin and how in recent days it has made some early investors millionaire overnight.

Yes, the Bitcoin boom is back, and it’s real — a digital currency that has just crossed a new milestone today. The current price of 1 BTC or 1 Bitcoin = US$2,850.

An American con man took advantage of this

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Weeks Before WannaCry, Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet Was Using Windows SMB Exploit

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A security researcher has just discovered a stealthy cryptocurrency-mining malware that was also using Windows SMB vulnerability at least two weeks before the outbreak of WannaCry ransomware attacks.

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An Army of Thousands of Hacked Servers Found Mining Cryptocurrencies

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A new botnet consisting of more than 15,000 compromised servers has been used to mine various cryptocurrencies, earning its master around $25,000 per month.

Mining cryptocurrencies can be a costly investment, as it requires an enormous amount of compu… Continue reading An Army of Thousands of Hacked Servers Found Mining Cryptocurrencies→